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Nation's First Watershed Project Historic Marker
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The Nation's First Watershed Project historical marker commemorates the large-scale soil and water conservation project that began in Coon Creek in 1933. Standing next to the marker are, from left to right, John Bollinger, a farmer and planner with the Soil Conservation Service at Coon Valley, Dr. Hugh Bennett, retired chief of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Marvin Schweers, Wisconsin state conservationist, and Herbert Flueck, Minnesota state conservationist. Schweers and Flueck were both influential in the early years of the Coon Creek project.
July 19, 1955
Wisconsin State Journal
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Nation's First Watershed Project Historic Marker
Hwy. 14, 0.5 mi. W of Coon Valley
Hubert Humphrey Campaigning
1960
Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota campaigning for the presidential nomination in southwestern Wisconsin. Humphrey stands at the historical marker in Coon Valley which commemorates the first wat...
Korn Coulee Rd 1.25 miles south of State Highway 33
245820
Located in Washington, La Crosse County
